January 26th, 1849 Left London docks at 1.30 in the afternoon and towed down to Gravesend same afternoon.
January 27, 28, 29 Remained at Gravesend taking in Live Stock.
January 30 Left Gravesend in the afternoon, but the Pilot being inebriated,
     the Captain not wishing to risk the lives of the passengers, anchored two miles lower down the river
January 31  The Anchor weighed.   Arrive at Deal at half past 4 pm.
      The Pilot, who is still inebriated, got the figures on him leaves the vessel, which proceeds on its course.
February 1 to 2  Contrary winds and rather calm off Beachy head which was in view for 3 days
February 4 Calm subsided.   Isle of Wight in sight.
February 5 Lost sight of Isle of Wight.   St. Albans Head in sight
February 6 In the vicinity  of the Isle of  Portland
February 7 Still off the Isle of Portland.  The Captain hailed a Pilot. Passengers sent letters by same.
February 8 Tacking about - still off the Isle of Portland
February 9 Rather stormy.    Torbay in view.  Appistee ? same by .........  .......   Splendid view.
February 10 A breeze.  Falmouth in sight.  A full view of Pendenning Castle. Distant view of the Lizard Point a fair ...........d .
     Passengers in high glee.  Decks washed this watch instead of the morrow (Sunday).     Capt. Prynn a Wesleyan
February 11 Thank God out of the Channel and riding on the glassy bosom of the "Atlantic".  Prayers on Poop at 11 (morning).  Lost sight of England - lovely day.   Passengers took tea on deck.
February 12 Brisk breeze all day.   Alerted during the night.   Lat.  X    Long  X
February 13 Brisk breeze all day. Spoke to the Lord of Plymouth Cove per Rochester Royal Gall......  .......... &
     Stewards sent/just up.   Lat. 44 x 230   Long. W. 11 x 0
February 14 Off Corinnia in Spain.     Brig in distance, homeward bound
February 15 Weather rather calm off Longido?    Warmth increases
February 16 & 17 Breeze continues brist these two days  Lat.  36 x 10   Long W 13 x 0
February 18 Weather inclined to be wet?   Prayers in cheif ?(sic)  Calessa?
      The Intermediate & Steerage passengers excluded.
      Church of England prayers in the Intermediate read by Mr. Crush and  to be continued every Sunday (.......... & ...........)
      Lat. 30 x 19    Long X
February 19 Off Madeira.   A fresh passenger, Mrs. Franks had a daughter and both mother and child doing .............
       .... Miller fine (one of the crew) put in irons for robbing the Cargo.
      Mr. Cronchier (steerage) taken ill from Monday upon his ............
      Shouls of porpoises  (abound?) Lat 36 x 36     Long X
February 20 Breeze continues.  Lat  X             Long X
     Mr. & Mrs. Edwards child William?   has been ill  during the voyage 15 months dies at half past 11 morning buried at sunset.
     Mr. Jones (cabin) during the absense of the Captain alters  the sextant and through (sic) the ..........  ..... of its course.
February 21 Breeze continues Lat. N 31 x 35 Long. W. 17 x 10
February 22 Off the Island of Palina/Palma? (one of the Canary Islands) Lat. 29 x 5    Long.  18 x 19
      Jacobs makes a fool of himself on the ...... lm
February 23 Lat. 27 x 20    Long. W 19 x 17
February 24 Lat. 25 x 20    Long. 20 x 47
February 25 Entered the Tropics at 4 pm Lat. 22 x 42    Long  20 x 47
February 26 Lat. 20 x 8?     Long  21 x 35
February 27 Off the Island of St. Marys (one of the Cape Des Veid Islands) Lat. 17 x 22     Long. 21 x 45
February 28 Island of St. Jago in view (one of the Cape Des Veid Islands) Tacking about all night.
      Lat. N 15 x 15  Long. W 22 x 43

March 1st, 1849 The Island of St. Jago in full view.   Square yards.  Cast anchor at  between 11 and 12 (morning). 
      Visited by the Customs House Officers.   Officer left on board. 
      Visited by the Captain of the Sloop of War - the (Penelope) homeward bound from "Siera Leonia" (sic)  to Plymouth.
      Visited by the Captain of the Sloop of War - the (Centaur) - homeward  bound from Plymouth for Siera Leona (sic).
      Visited by the Officer of French Sloop of War outward bound for Cayenne  with Transport, & Troops 
      to know if we were bound for England.   Exchanged with the .............. glass bottles & .......... 
      clad his for Oranges, Cocoa Nuts, Eggs & Turkeys - & the produce.
      The Island of St. Jago is the chief of a cluster of Islands.
      The Cape Des Veid Islands is situate near the river gambia over against  which they lie at the distance of 300 miles
     between 23 x 26 degrees  West  Long. & 14 x 18 degrees North Lat.    They were discovered by the Portugese in 1460
     (St. Jago is 150 miles in circumference) belonging to the Portugese and is used for their Penal Settlement.
      The Convicts  became shopkeepers and save money and deal in slaves.
      Everything on the Island is very dear except what it produces in the way of Oranges, Bananas, Cocoa Nuts and such like.
      The American (..............................) Government have a Station here. The Island is fortified.
     The natives (males) go quite naked.  Those of the passengers who went ashore was (sic) carried on the shoulders
     of the slaves through the Surge? 
March 2 Exchanging with the natives, Barker - Randall - Petch - Trembath, were overtaken by the wine. 
     Obliged to be hauled up from the boat by ropes into the vessell (sic).  The vessell beam?   got a suppy of water.
      St. Jago out of sight at dusk with a fine breeze.
March 3 Fine breeze.   Oranges,  Eggs, Cocoa, Nuts & Bananas in the ascendant. Lat. N 13 x 0        Long. 22 x 49
March 4 Weather rather calm.   Make moving.       Prayers on the Poop and in the ……..      Steerage are again in the
      Steerage with Sunday  Sermon read by Mr. Crush. Text "The Sabbath was made for Man".
      Lat. N 11 x 7             Long. W 22 x 18
March 5 Calm weather - very hot.   Crew saving the ............... Lat. N 9 x 18              Long. W  22x 16